The US Presidents with links to Scotland
dailyrecord.co.ukUS election and popularity of the hit stage show Hamilton, American politics is never far from the headlines in the UK.Scotland has played its part in America's political history all the way back to the inception of the United States.In fact, one Scot, John Witherspoon, even signed the Declaration of Independence and the figure of Uncle Sam was said to be based on a Scots American businessman.With just over 8% of the American population and an estimated 75% of US presidents able to claim some form of Scottish ancestry (though the majority are believed to be Ulster-Scots), we thought we'd take a look at the most famous figure heads with the strongest Scottish connection.The founding father and first President of the US was fond of the Scots,.
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